Areraj is a Nagar Panchayat city situated in Areraj block of Purba Champaran district.
The Areraj city is divided into 14 wards for which elections are held every 5 years.
As per the Population Census 2011,
there are total 4,232 families residing in the
Areraj city. The total population of
Areraj is 26,014
out of which
13,779
are males and
12,235
are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Areraj is
888.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Areraj
city is 4671 which is
18%
of the total population. There are 2444 male children
and 2227 female children between the age 0-6 years.
Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Areraj is
911
which is
greater
than Average Sex Ratio (888).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of
Areraj is
73.6%. Thus Areraj has
higher
literacy rate compared to 55.8% of Purba Champaran district. The male literacy rate is 81.54% and the female
literacy rate is 64.54% in Areraj.

Population

26,014

Literacy

73.6%

Sex Ratio

888

Areraj
Nagar Panchayat has total administration over
4,232
houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It
is also authorize to build roads within Nagar Panchayat
limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Areraj Nagar Panchayat

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Areraj Nagar Panchayat.

Total

Male

Female

Children

4,671

2,444

2,227

Literacy

73.6%

67.1%

52.8%

Scheduled Caste

2,559

1,398

1,161

Scheduled Tribe

63

27

36

Illiterate

10,313

4,537

5,776

Caste-wise Population - Areraj

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes
9.8%
while Schedule Tribe (ST) were
0.2%
of total population in Areraj.

Total

Male

Female

Schedule Caste

2,559

1,398

1,161

Schedule Tribe

63

27

36

Religion-wise Population - Areraj

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Areraj
is 22,685
which is 87.2% of the total population.
Also the total Muslim population in Areraj is 3,308 which is
12.72% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population
of Areraj as per Census 2011.

Religion

Total

Male

Female

Hindu

22,685

(87.2%)

12,058

10,627

Muslim

3,308

(12.72%)

1,709

1,599

Christian

3

(0.01%)

1

2

Sikh

0

(0%)

0

0

Buddhist

0

(0%)

0

0

Jain

2

(0.01%)

2

0

Other Religion

0

(0%)

0

0

No Religion Specified

16

(0.06%)

9

7

Literacy Rate - Areraj

The total literacy rate of
Areraj was 73.57% in 2011 which is
greater
than average literacy rate 61.8% of Bihar. Population-wise, out of total
15,701 literates,
males were 9,242 while females were 6,459.
Also the male literacy rate was 81.54% and the female
literacy rate was 64.54% in Areraj.

Areraj

Bihar

Female

64.54%

51.5%

Male

81.54%

71.2%

Total

73.57%

61.8%

Sex Ratio - Areraj

The Sex Ratio of Areraj is
888.
Thus per every 1000 men there were
888
females in Areraj. Also as per Census
2011, the Child Sex Ration was
911
which is
greater
than Average Sex Ratio (
888
) of Areraj.

Child Population - Areraj

According to Census 2011, there were
4,671
children between age 0 to 6 years in Areraj. Out of
which
2,444
were male while
2,227
were female.

Working Population - Areraj

In Areraj Nagar Panchayat out of total population, 7,957 were
engaged in work activities. 50.4% of
workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months)
while 49.6% were
involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 7,957 workers
engaged in Main Work, 709 were cultivators (owner or co-owner)
while 759 were Agricultural labourer.

Total

Male

Female

Main Workers

4,013

3,555

458

Cultivators

709

677

32

Agriculture Labourer

759

586

173

Household Industries

136

115

21

Other Workers

2,409

2,177

232

Marginal Workers

3,944

2,911

1,033

Non Working

18,057

7,313

10,744

Areraj Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes.
Areraj is further divided into 14 wards where elections are held every 5 years.